UPCOMING EVENTS

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May 14, 2008, 11:00am / Benjamin Franklin Room, Houston Hall

Penn IUR Urban Doctoral Symposium
Penn IUR offers this symposium as a celebration of the work of urban-focused PhD students who have recently completed their dissertations. Honorees present their dissertations to faculty advisors, fellow PhD students, family and friends.

June 5-6, 2008

Penn IUR Roundtable on Anchor Institutions
The Penn IUR Roundtable on Anchor Institutions (PRAI) will serve as a leadership ‘think tank’ focusing on practical questions concerning urban revitalization and development and how it is impacted by anchor institutions.  Penn IUR will convene small periodic meetings of high-level anchor institution leaders and their respective civic partners (academic, government and foundation partners) to share development experiences and best practices and to strategize around new projects which promote – as a primary or secondary interest – an urban revitalization strategy. The inaugural 2008 PRAI session will focus on large scale performing arts centers from across the country. Our theme explores the role of performing arts centers in generating or anchoring new urban development. We will focus on institutions that are established as catalysts for growth and community (re)development, as well as those who are seeking ways to become these beacons of hope in their respective urban centers.